Changes in Female Sexual Function following Anterior with and without Posterior Vaginal Mesh Surgery for the Treatment of Pelvic Organ Prolapse

Journal of Sexual Medicine

Volumn 9, Issue 8, 2012, Pages 2167-2174

  Long, Cheng Yu ^a   Juan, Yung Shun ^b   Wu, Ming Ping ^c   Liu, Cheng Min ^a   Chiang, Po Hui ^d   Tsai, Eing Mei ^a,b  

^a KAOHSIUNG MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b KAOHSIUNG MEDICAL UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^c Chi Mei General Hospital   (Taiwan)

^d CHANG GUNG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Dyspareunia; Long term Efficacy and Safety; Pelvic Organ Prolapse; Sexual Function; Transvaginal Mesh Repair; Urinary Symptom

Indexed keywords

AGE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIABETES MELLITUS; DYSPAREUNIA; FEMALE; FEMALE SEXUAL DYSFUNCTION; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; INTERVIEW; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PELVIC EXAMINATION; PELVIC ORGAN PROLAPSE; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SUBURETHRAL SLING; TREATMENT OUTCOME; URODYNAMICS;

EID: 84864517192     PISSN: 17436095     EISSN: 17436109     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1743-6109.2012.02766.x     Document Type: Article

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